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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Suzy D" data-source="post: 2739033" data-attributes="member: 594066"><p>I have just had a diagnosis of reactive hypoglycaemia and would like to look into why it's happening. I asked my endocrinologist, and he said I could ask my GP for a morning cortisol test. If it's normal, then the adrenals can be ruled out. If not, when it warrants more blood tests for cortisol later in the day. But it can also be oestrogen related (I'm on HRT but that's still less oestrogen than pre menopause). My thinking is: if you feel this condition is completely new and baffling to you, then you have a better case for looking into why it's happening. In my case, I think I have had inklings of  having had this for a long time, getting worse in waves rather than in a linear way. That makes me think there probably isn't anything other than diet I can do about it. Oh and the gut? I do think the gut biome must have something to do with it! I am about to see a functional medicine dietitian who specialises in reactive hypoglycaemia, recommended by my endocrinologist, and would be very surprised if she didn't have something to say about the gut, especially as I have IBS and can't do gluten or cow's milk, and I am sadly not very good at digesting beans and lentils either.. meaning I eat far too much meat and fish for my liking!</p></blockquote><p></p>

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